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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 01, 1948
Page
3
A garbled OCR line appears to present a list of weights and items such as oats and various coded terms. The fragment includes numbers like 7.8 and 7.4 but lacks coherent context, dates, or identifiable entities to form a complete news item.
Queensland golfer Pickword Wins the Australian Open golf event at Gutatane Galf. Picksworth leads with strong rounds including scores near a course record. Notable performances include Mick Ryan and Whitten setting pace while Bachit and Keane contend in the amateur tour segment. The field features Cantor and Sand Pix amid wet conditions and late scoring efforts.
Canberra riflemen fired from unseen stands on Batunday for the Amaile Cup and No treaty matches. A strong wind made conditions difficult yet Mefntosa and Putt posted solid scores. Batnedey shoot will be from 100 yards withers scores listed including Ridley 39 and Adah White 41.
The Colonial Sugar Refining Co reports a net profit of 241 for the year ended March 31 and an interim dividend plan. Interim payments in December total 698,500 with 144,518 remaining, proposing a 9 percent dividend for the year and a 10,000 transfer to the Reserve Account.
A fragmented late 19th century report outlines autumn show plans with dates in spring, committees formed for grounds, arrangements, and subcommittees for cattle sheep and wool poultry and crafts. It notes the Royal Agricultural Council, a union, and local trustees overseeing improvements and facilities.
A local notice reports a £150 penalty for overcharging at a restaurant identified as the Mlowmoolt or nearby venue. The brief recounts two overcharging charges and mentions items including lager and a Champhrn product in a terse, partially garbled account with several mis-spellings.
Vagone triumphed in a wrestling bout as Harold Norman restrained Marvin Jones and Lench Jones during a tense clash. The match featured forearm exchanges and a chaotic fall with Ring action drawing the crowd’s gasp.
Sydney report states no early action against fruit delivery failures. The Minister for Labour and Industry disclosed breaches to the executive of the Fruit Shopkeepers Association in a circular to members today. The association secretary and Mr. Pinan pledged to a deputation last week as the bill becomes law and will be implemented after one month.
In Napier on Monday Pay Slavin 1012 was defeated after being outpointed by Tan Crukkatmni 106. Crukkatmni retains the New South Wales Welterweight title as the Dominion lamt Ocaimt report confirms.
A revised timetable announced for the Railway Depare indicates that the service from Central to Yon will depart at 5.1 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays and will not stop at Hornaby. The alteration alters the usual Friday and Monday patterns with a shorter run and adjusted stops.
Britain hosts an International Congress in July opened by Education Minister George Tomson. Delegates from many nations will discuss physical training, rehabilitation, recreation, and the role of schools and colleges in promoting health and welfare through coordinated medical and educational efforts.
A wartime and postwar briefing discusses Britain's need to rapidly expand oil output and tanker capacity. It covers expected production goals, the role of refineries, shipyards, and tanker fleets, and the conversion of plants from coal to oil fuel to support export and domestic use. The piece notes prewar tonnage, wartime losses, and projected future capacity including conversions and orders to meet postwar requirements.
A man, 28, reports being assaulted and robbed of 274 pounds on Rinbing Street. Police suspect the incident involves a local gang. The victim, hospitalized, describes the attack and is aiding the investigation as officers pursue leads across the city.
A man named Franke Blasford of the Railway Hotel faced a live court session over allegations he kept three rabbits for training racing dogs. The case, heard in Rooney on Monday, involved review of animal welfare concerns and potential penalties.
A young man identified as Clive Norman Gaides, 30, died after slipping from a parapet on May 2 in a two flats partitioned building in King's Crom. Witnesses say he clutched the parapet before the fall and suffered fatal injuries. a guard and onlookers reported the scene to authorities.
In a clumsy report the South Australian Premier Playford seeks a coal supply deal amid shortages. Talks with officials in Melbourne and Adelaide hint a decision is pending on coal deliveries to ease an energy strain while holiday resort reminders and misc adverts clutter the page.
A clipped notice describes a general meeting of a club at the Club House on Sunday at 3:20 PM with new members welcome. Another entry announces the Canberra Protograproc Society monthly meeting at the ICA Theatrette tonight at a specified time with new members urged to attend and bring a spare print for a critique discussion group.
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